Teitur: Home is a song I've always remembered
Teitur: Az otthon egy dal, amire mindig emlékszem
Whether they’re sung in in English or his native Faroese, Teitur laces his deceptively innocent songs with often stinging hooks. Full bio
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in that dancing dress
a sápadt fényben
by the sight of my Kodak delights,
Kodak-gyönyöröm lencséjén
instead of kissing you babe
jár az eszem, bébi
with cute dogs and cupids
nyilas angyalkákról.
I still desperately love you
kétségbeesetten szeretlek
instead of kissing you babe
jár az eszem, bébi
instead of kissing you
távolsági díjakra gondolni.
what you're talking about intimately,
miről beszélsz,
to share this insight
ezt a meghittséget,
to share in everything,
szándékot keresem,
behind this architecture or this product
architektúra, vendéglő,
are to impress people
befolyásolj embereket,
has their version of.
egy saját változatát.
I'm from, nice to meet you all,"
hogy megismertelek”
early in the morning
of my first day in school
and where I’d like to go
s szeretnék eljutni
mondott nekem
amikor meghalok
in the same place
mindig ugyanott lakott
you’re born and raised
születtél és nevelkedtél
looking out to the sea
ült és a tengert nézte
ahol lenni akarsz
egy eldugott lebujban
whatever he's having
amit a fiú iszik.
we never met before?
sohase találkoztunk?
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Teitur - Singer-songwriterWhether they’re sung in in English or his native Faroese, Teitur laces his deceptively innocent songs with often stinging hooks.
Why you should listen
Teitur crafts songs with unexpected lyrical twists portraying everything from awkward love affairs to lost weekends. Although he’s written hits for singers like Seal and Corinne Bailey Rae, the best interpreter for Teitur’s songs is himself: his half-dozen solo albums have won him accolades from the Danish Royal family, the Guardian and fans around the world.
His album Story Music (recorded in a former ice factory) features contributions from legendary Beach Boys arranger Van Dyke Parks and 78 musicians gathered from his native Faroe Islands.
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